Banana Kheer

3 ripe bananas
1 cup ghee
3 Tblsp, coconut pieces
4 seeds of cardamom
25 gms jaggery
1 small coconut
2 tblsp. raisins.

Peel and remove the seeds from the bananas. Steam cook and mash them. Grate coconut( not the coconut pieces), add 1 1/2 cups of water to make coconut milk. Add 3-4 cups of water to make second coconut milk. In a pan add ghee and the mashed bananas and fry for 10-15 minutes.

Add melted and sieved jaggery. Keep stirring till it becomes thick. Add the second coconut milk to the banana and jaggery. Now mix and cook till thick and until the milk reduces to about 1/2 or more of its volume. Add the first coconut milk and let it boil. Fry the coconut pieces, cahewnuts, raisins and crushed cardamoms and add to the mixture. Serve warm.